Category Archives: Fantastic Four

Thing Collage

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Jason

The Thing and a host of Kirby creations adorn this fantastic commission piece (for fellow Kirby-Vision contributor Steve Funnell) courtesy of Loston Wallace.

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Darkseid and the Fantastic Four courtesy of Australian visual development artist, Daniel James Cox. Daniel’s clients include Warner Bros., Walt Disney, Touchstone Pictures and Weta Digital. You can find more of his work at his website and blog.

Original pencil artwork by Jack Kirby.

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Cover Versions

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Jason

Two recreated Kirby covers courtesy of French web designer and “amateur penciller and painter” Michel Ravey. Michel states: “It’s amazing how his covers, which had to be done probably in as little time as possible being productive as he was, were always just so right in terms of dynamics, motion, action. I always end up with something dull and static in comparison when I try to recreate one of his covers. But then like I said, I’m just doing that for fun in my spare time, so I guess it’s OK!”.

You can find more of Michel’s artwork, including several finished and un-finished cover re-creations, at his website – here.

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FF Celebration

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Jason

Many thanks to Davide Occhicone for contacting Kirby-Vision with the news that Italian comic website Lo Spazio Bianco is currently celebrating 50 years of the Fantastic Four. Over the next few weeks the website will be presenting 33 brand new pieces of art paying homage to Kirby and FF’s momentous debut issue.

Fantastic Four #1 re-imagined by legendary artist Giorgio Cavazzano.

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FF & Doom

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Jason

Dan Hipp creates “nerdy pop-culture art” in a singular, colourful style that’s always striking and comical. He is the creator of The Amazing Joy Buzzards, Gyakushu and the forthcoming all-ages book, Stray Days. You can find a plethora of Dan’s work at his blog and Flickr.

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Fantastic Four #1

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Jason

Paul Sizer recreates Jack’s iconic Fantastic Four #1 cover for Green Brain Comics FF 50th tribute exhibition.

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Geek Tragedies

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jason

Classic Kirby covers parodied by Josel Nicolas (art) and Adam David (colour & design) to accompany Carljoe Javier’s book of short stories, Geek Tragedies. The book is a mixture of “realist fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror …zombies, alien-hands, comic book geeks, convention-attending promo girls and an iPod time machine”. You can find out more about the book and the creation of these covers here and here. Geek Tragedies is available for Kindle via Amazon.

Original covers below by Kirby, Ayers and Sinnott.

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Four Music

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jason

Please be upstanding L.A. based poet/songwriter Angelo Worthy who presents two rather magnificent compositions inspired by Kirby characters. These songs are part of a series of comic book and video game related works which feature tributes to Batman, Green Lantern, Spider-Man and many others. The full EPIC playlist can be found at YouTube. For more from Angelo check out his pages at MySpace and Facebook.

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Fantastic Four

I sonicaly flame on since you wanted these rays cosmic. Audibly A-bombin’ I bodily paint targets. Wanna see change? Watch as the modeling clay hardens. Unstable Particles all have became solid. I’ve got Ben Grimm tendencies. Thick skin harder than the water underneath penguins feet. And after I speak this word you’ll see pictures. My rhymes will expand your mind like Reed Richards. You can call me Mr. Fantastic. You benefitted when I invented hallucinogenic elixirs. My heat signature forms a fiery baptism. Sound mind and body. Perceive it with your bat-vision. 85% didn’t hear a thing. Brushed it off as a hair brained conspiracy. While the rest with the radar sense used the secret information to aid our quest. Harnessing the technology of the Deviants depends upon the proper heating of the ingredients. Then the surface layers begin to gear up after the subterranean levels erupt. Labels keep the Masters so I make art in an apartment like Alicia Masters. I’m like Black Bolt, speech is impact full. Sound murals hit, you feel like you’ve been tackled. Sounds from the underground like Mole Man. I change your skin color like Soul Man. And give you what you’re askin’ for. This Rap is for the Fantastic Four.

Galactus

I sit motionless atop the Seat of Power waiting to discover another planet to be devoured, Lest my celestial body become emaciated, my gargantuan hunger must be satiated. So one by one, I leave planets conquered with only occasional interference from the Watchers. I let a deep breath fill the lungs. Then, exhale to let the silver tongue send verses to surf into your person for the purpose of heralding the imminent emergence of the Worldship. My forces effortlessly penetrated your defenses with Power Cosmic that I demonstrate in your dimension. Your attention encourages my body of work, providing proper nourishment for its assured existence. My digestive processes set your skull afire. My stomach functions as an Ultimate Nullifier. The blessing I bestow upon the lay beings is the honor of palliating my cravings. Yet in a matter of time I will again need a planetary life force to sustain me. I’m a day tripper. Clairaudient living embodiment of Jacob Kurtzberg’s illustration work. Aura Tattooed with tech from Taa II. Exoskeletal ancient alien fossils. Deep space exploration archaeological. Got you diggin’ into my chronicles tryna find the bones. You oughta know that my exhalation demonstrates a successful excavation. The Boy of Fire prophesied by Uatu. Some people tell me you watch too many cartoons.

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FF 50

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Jason

Evan “Doc” Shaner‘s tribute to the Fantastic Four on their recent 50th Anniversary.

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Heroes & Villains

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jason

Two action packed pieces that wouldn’t look out of place on the covers of their respective books by Alex Williamson. Alex is a senior designer for a sign/vehicle wrap company and a part-time artist (currently working on sample pages) and co-creator of the webcomic Brass Falcon. You can find more of his work at his website – here.

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Model Heroes

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jason

Give it up for Pete Von Sholly who poses the question, What If… Aurora had produced Fantastic Four model kits ‘back in the day’. Writer, artist, director, animator and recording artist, Pete has worn many hats during his career. He has storyboarded over a hundred feature films including Mars Attacks, The Mask and The Shawshank Redemption. Pete is also the creator of the graphic novels, Morbid and Extremely Weird Stories and the satirical magazines, Crazy Hip Groovy Go Go Way Out Monsters and Comic Book Nerd. You can find a treasure trove of Pete’s work at his website and blog and also purchase this set of fantasy boxes via morbidmonster.com

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Four Forty-Nine

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jason

The ever popular Fantastic Four #49 re-created for a private commision by Boston based illustrator Paul Thomas Gould.

Original cover, below, by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

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4 Freedoms Plaza

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Jason

Although not strictly a Kirby creation, 4 Freedom Plaza has been home to the Fantastic Four since the mid-eighties, a fact celebrated by Justin Van Genderen in just one of a series of travel posters based on mythological comic book locations. Justin is a freelance graphic designer/illustrator based in Chicago and you can find comprehensive galleries of his commercial and personal work at his website, Flickrpage and the Behance Network.

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The Catastic Four

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Jason

Tampa based artist Mike Maihack‘s unique vision of Marvel’s first family. Mike is the editor and art director of the Christian comic anthology, Parable, and creator of the webcomics, Cow & Buffalo and Cleopatra in Space. You can find more of Mike’s lovely artwork at his website, blog and DeviantArt page.

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Four by Two

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Jason

Some Fantastic Four love courtesy of Evan Shaner. First up we have an imaginary cover from the recent Comic Twart topic, “What if the Comic Twart took over Marvel Comics?”. Check out the evolution of this piece at Evan’s blog, here.

Next, Evan pays tribute to the Kirby’s revolutionary photo-montages in this piece entitled, Into the Negative Zone.

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Super Adaptoid & Fandom Strikes Again

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Jason

Thomas Perkins makes a quick return to the blog with two wonderful pieces. First up we have Super Adaptoid, one of Thomas’ all time favorite weird villains. That’s followed by a Fantastic Four tribute, The Quantum Quartet, created for friend of Kirby-Vision, Evan Shaner.

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Reed Recalls

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Jason

Never mind the Pollock’s here Emerson Murray with Reed Recalls, a rendition in acrylic on canvas of a panel from Fantastic Four #1. You can find more of Emerson’s comic inspired art at his website and Flickr page.

Original art by Jack Kirby and George Klien.

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More Adventures of the Fantastic Four

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Jason

Marc Basile continues his Little Golden Book inspired, ‘Adventures of the Fantastic Four‘.

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Adventures of the Fantastic Four

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jason

Marc Basile writes, “Growing up the artwork in The Little Golden Books really had a profound influence on me. To this day I still gravitate to them and my style has really been effected by the various artists who illustrated them. So here is my fantasy piece…what if such a book was published in the 60′s about the FF.”

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Keep Calm

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Jason

Steve Finch, AKA Fonographics, breathes new life into the much imitated Keep Calm and Carry On poster which was issued by the British Ministry of Information during the Second World War. Steve’s inspired take on this design classic is currently available to purchase from Zazzle.

Steve’s modernist comic book covers were previously featured on Kirby-Vision back in April. Above, we present a collection of the other Kirby inspired titles from the series (click image to enlarge) and we fully recommend that you follow the link to Steve’s DeviantArt gallery for more of this project.

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Fantastic Four

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Jason

Fantastic Four Sketch 15[1]

The Fantastic Four, a family portrait by regular Kirby-Vision contributor, J.A. Fludd.

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Heroes and Villains

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Jason

Anthony Castrillo‘s final version of a private commission which was featured here at Kirby-Vision back in February. Hats off to Anthony’s friend Zee who provided the colours.

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Sequential Abstraction

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Jason

Luis Chichón experiments with abstract expressionism and sequential narrative.

Here’s the original page from Fantastic Four Annual #6 by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

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FF

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Jason

A modernist take on the Fantatic Four by British designer Steven Finch A.K.A. Fonografiks. Steven has provided design and typography for a number of comic-books including Popgun, Kill All Parents! and Aqua Leung. You can find more of Steven’s work at the Fonografiks blog and DeviantArt page.

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Mr. Fantastic and Sue Richards

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Jason

Reed and Sue Richards courtesy of Californian based artist Christopher Bennett. Christopher has worked in the animation industry since leaving college and illustrates in his spare time. You can find more of his work at his blog, website and DeviantArt page.

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